Introducing the Republican ‘Billionaires Pay Zero Tax’ Act
A new GOP bill, formally entitled the ‘Death Tax Repeal Act,’ would enable our super-rich to avoid both income and estate tax on their investment gains. [Cross-posted from Inequality.org] Advertisement Under America’s current loophole-ridden tax law, rich people — even billionaires — can pass unlimited investment gains to their descendants without paying a dollar in … Read more
Who’s running for Tucson Mayor & City Council in 2023?
The deadline for nomination petitions for the upcoming races in the City of Tucson for Mayor & Tucson Council members in Ward 1, 2 and 4 was on April 3 at 5 p.m. Here’s the list of who’s running for the Primary and General in 2023: Mayor: Regina Romero (D), incumbent (one term), former … Read more
It Took the Nation Long Enough: N.A.S.A. Announces the First Human Flight to the Moon in 52 Years
December 7 to December 19, 1972. Those are the dates for the final Apollo mission; the last human flight to the Moon and back to Earth. Slow forward to late, 2024. That is the time N.A.S.A has announced the first Americans since I had just turned six will journey to the Moon on the Artemis … Read more
Let the Congressional Races Begin: Ansari and Shah Declare Their Candidacies for Congressional Districts One and Three
Let the Congressional races begin. Over the last two days, Phoenix Councilwoman/ Vice Mayor Yassamin Ansari and Arizona State Representative Amish Shah have declared their candidacies for Arizona Congressional District (CD) Seats Three and One. In a press release announcing her candidacy to succeed Ruben Gallego, Ansari, a champion of clean energy sustainability and the … Read more
NATIONAL STUDENT BOYCOTT APRIL 5: Violence, Democracy, and Civil War II
Students Demand Action have called a national student walk out April 5. If you are in school or have a child in school, join them. If you are a teacher or know one, support them by walking out yourself or calling in sick. One organizer said that if Tennessee lawmakers “actually cared about protecting kids” … Read more
Is SCOTUS Establishing a Constitutional Right for Armed White Bigots to Engage in Political Terrorism?
EDITOR: I thought I would repost this essay today in light of an interesting and persuasive commentary today in the AZMirror on a similar theme. Also a post by George Takei (yes, Sulu…) and Jay Kuo have an interesting take on the matter in their essay ‘Vigilante Justice: How The GOP Is Putting The Law … Read more
DOJ Has New Evidence Of Trump’s Direct Involvement In Mar-a-Lago Classified Documents Investigation
CNN summarizes the Washington Post: DOJ has new evidence of potential obstruction in Trump Mar-a-Lago documents case: The Justice Department has obtained new evidence suggesting potential obstruction by former President Donald Trump in the agency’s probe of his handling of classified documents, The Washington Post reported Sunday. Investigators have information that indicates Trump personally reviewed … Read more
